Amherst, MA – Bradley Skikne, an Emergency Medical Technician at the University of Massachusetts, was traveling along Route 2 in Athol when he came across a three-car head-on accident and stopped to assist, staying there until MA State Police and an ambulance arrived.
About an half an hour later, state police, tracking the license plate on Skikne’s car, called his home to thank him for his help, said Rabbi Simcha Levenberg who knew Skikne since 2004, but they didn’t know that a half hour after helping on the scene, Skikne was involved in a one-car accident in which he was killed.
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Skikne was driving west on Amherst Road in Pelham when he apparently lost control of his 2004 Toyota Matrix. His car, went off the side of the road, up an embankment, then rolled back onto the road. Skikne, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed for four hours.
“It was very eerie (getting that call). But that was Bradley; he was always about helping other people,” Levenberg said. He was an Orthodox Jew, deeply connected to his religious faith and an EMT at University Health Services and had served in the same capacity in Acton, Levenberg said.
Frank W. Wozniak, 86, of Dracut, was killed in the Athol accident when his car was struck by a car driven by Steven P. Harte of Easton, police said. Harte is facing several charges including drunken driving.
Anon,
Cut the paranoia out please!
This is a news site and does not take sides in inner chasidic conflicts.Most of the info here is clipped in interest of brevity, only the important info is left.A yid nebach died, does it make a difference to what chassidus/shul he belonged??
to mark levin:
Your second part of the comment is really stupid. Second of all, the original article that the story was in, mentions that the niftar worked and was involved in the chabad house. For some reason, this site chose to clip that part out.
no, actually the guy who hit Mrs. Reifer was only 83
This guy was drunk. Who cares about age or gender or race after that. Drunk driving kills.
WHY DO THESE ALTEH KACKERS HAVE TO DRIVE??
Another 86 year old man caused a traffic death. Wasn’t the recent Monsey driver also 86?
b/c if it said he was a luby and not an “orthodox jew,” that would show a differnce?
just asking.
WHO CARES WHAT IT DOESNT SAY! MAYBE IT SHOULD SAY THE NIFTAR WENT TO THE BATHROOM?? IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE!
how come no mention of that he was a lubavitcher chossid?
why do you always hide the fact that lubavitch/chabad chassidim are the most loving and able to communicate with the unorthodox yidden?>